Cornel West

Q: Has Cornel West won any awards for his work?

While Cornel West has not won major film awards, he has received recognition for his contributions to philosophy and social justice.

Q: What was Cornel West's first film?

Cornel West's first film appearance was in 'The Black Candle' in 2008, where he explored themes of race and culture.

Q: What is Cornel West's estimated net worth?

Cornel West's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his work as an academic, author, and actor.

Q: How many children does Cornel West have?

Cornel West has one child, whose name is not publicly known.

Q: What is Cornel West known for besides acting?

In addition to acting, Cornel West is known for his work as a philosopher, author, and political activist, focusing on issues of race, justice, and democracy.

Q: What are some of the themes in Cornel West's work?

West's work often explores themes of race, social justice, democracy, and the moral implications of public policy.

Q: Is Cornel West active in public speaking?

Yes, Cornel West is a highly sought-after public speaker, frequently engaging in discussions about social issues and justice across the country.

Known for

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2003 / Action, Sci-Fi / 129 min

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front...

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2003 / Action, Sci-Fi / 138 min

This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of...

Name

Cornel West

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

2 June 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spouses

Leslie W. Browne (1995–present)

Children

1, name not publicly known

Parents

Clara West, Clarence West

Estimated Net Worth

5000000

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski From "Bound" to the queer series "Work in Progress", an exploration and deciphering of the artistic work and revolutionary career...	Self - Postcolonialism Philosopher	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2024	Movie Tax Broke The great inequality divide in America is no accident. Tax Broke tells the story of how one of the poorest...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2023	Movie Israelism When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2021	Movie 137 Shots In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.	self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2021	TV Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union President Obama's personal story and his vision for America, set against the backdrop of the country's racial history.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2021	Movie Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Heschel was one...	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie When I See Them, I See Us We choose to build with one another in a shoulder to shoulder struggle against state-sanctioned violence. A violence that is...	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	Movie The Big Scary “S” Word What do we talk about when we talk about socialism in the US? The Big Scary “S” Word explores the...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2020	Movie Bernie Blackout An investigative deep dive into the corporate news media’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign that asks: who actually...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie We Are George Floyd On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a European-American Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie No Safe Spaces Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager examine the reality of life and discourse on college campuses in modern America.	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus on his five quintessential...	Self - Harvard University	Not rated
2018	Movie The Corporate Coup D'État A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation...	Self - Philosopher	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2018	Movie American Tap The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	TV Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2017	Movie The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left The left-leaning anti-fascist movement—or Antifa—has been around for decades, popping up in North America and Europe in response to rising...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie Chasing Trane An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker...	Self - Philosopher	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr's impact was far greater,...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Black America since MLK: And still I rise	Unknown character	Not rated
2016	Movie America's Election 2016: South Carolina's Black Vote "Hillary Clinton is expected to win the South Carolina primary on Saturday, and she's going to rely on the state’s...	Self	Not rated
2015	Movie Kareem: Minority of One This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	Movie Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to...	Self	TMDB 1.5 / 10
2014	Movie Nas: Time Is Illmatic Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album,...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	Movie Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2012	Movie Owned & Operated Owned & Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers,...	Cornel West	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2011	Movie The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the world promoting a revolution...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2011	Movie East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism Two worlds beautifully collide as Dr. Cornel West (Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University and acclaimed author and speaker)...	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie Fear of a Black Republican A personal look at Black Republicans and the lack of a Two-Party Political System in Urban America.	Self	Not rated
2010	Movie Still Bill STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2009	Movie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of...	Don Sexton	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	Movie Stand Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans...	Self	Not rated
2009	Movie Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2008	Movie Examined Life Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	TV Q&A Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 3.2 / 10
2008	Movie James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from...	Self (as Dr. Cornel West)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2006	TV 30 Rock Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos...	Cornel West	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	TV The Colbert Report The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	Movie Street Fight This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	TV Black in the 80s	Self	Not rated
2004	Movie The Matrix Recalibrated The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2003	Movie The Matrix Revolutions The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the...	Councillor West	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2003	Movie The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2003	Movie The Matrix Reloaded The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo...	Councillor West	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1998	Movie Motown 40: The Music Is Forever Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.	Self	Not rated
1997	TV The Chris Rock Show The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1995	Movie Black Is… Black Ain’t African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1994	Movie Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community.	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1992	Movie The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White This program combines a panel discussion and town hall format with documentary video segments to promote the discussion of racial...	Self	Not rated
1991	TV Charlie Rose Acclaimed interviewer and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Rose engages a wide range of guests, including philosophers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, artists,...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
TBA	Movie Fariba Afghan filmmaker Mithaq Kazimi documents injustices done to a targeted group of his neighbors, the Baha'is of Iran, by telling...	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2012	Movie Sinister True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 6.9 / 10

De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski

2024 / TMDB 7.0

Tax Broke

2024 / TMDB 9.0

Israelism

2023 / TMDB 8.3

137 Shots

2021 / TMDB 6.3

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

2021 / TMDB 7.3

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

2021

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What are some of Cornel West's notable films?

Cornel West is known for his roles in documentary films like 'Stamped from the Beginning' and 'The Examined Life,' where he discusses social and political issues.

Has Cornel West won any awards for his work?

What was Cornel West's first film?

What is Cornel West's estimated net worth?

How many children does Cornel West have?

What is Cornel West known for besides acting?

What are some of the themes in Cornel West's work?

Is Cornel West active in public speaking?